Sees Affordability In 1,000 Yrs

It will take 1,000 years at current construction rates to fully restore housing affordability for the poorest Canadians, says Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle. The cabinet advisor in her annual report to Parliament said new supply of public and co-op housing was critical: “The current pace of building deeply affordable homes is so slow it would take over 1,000 years.”

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